Welting and method of making the same



Sept. 7, 1943.

WELTING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed April 9, 1942 w. B. WHITE2,32 ,937

of the bead may be secured to the outersole I8 as by the usual outersolestitches I9. In case a thin edge welt is desired, the lower face ofthewelt from the stitch groove 4 outwardly may be trimmed off as indicatedat 20 in Figure 6, the welt otherwise being the same as heretoforedescribed, either with or without a filler in the bead portion. .7 Fromthe foregoing description of an embodiment of this invention it shouldbe evident that various modifications and changes might be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of this invention. 1

I claim: 1. The method of making a beaded welting,

which comprises rounding off an edge of a'blank strip, partly severing'alayer from the lower face of said strip outwardly toward said roundededge, about said edge and back from said rounded edge substantially tothe desired outer face portionof therefrom, and cementing the layer thusformed and folded against the top face of said strip. I

2. The method of making a beaded welting,

which comprises rounding off an edge ofa blank strip, partly severing alayer from thelower face of saidfstrip outwardly toward said roundededge,

about said edge and back from said rounded edge substantially to thedesired outer face portion of the bead, and then folding said layer backon itself and about a f ller strip on theupperface of said strip to;form the bead, the edge portion of said layer overlying the top face 'ofsaid strip exposed by the cutting of said layer and terminating at aposition with its top face merging with the rounded edge face oftheblank exposed 1 by the cutting of said'layer therefrom, and ce- ;-menting the layer thus formed and-folded against the top face of saidstrip.

3. A'beaded weltcomprising afblank having an integral bead extendinglongitudinally between its side edges on its upper face and presentingthe original surface of the top face ofthe blank at one side of saidhead and over the top thereof,

the surface of the remainder of said bead and the upper adjacent face ofsaid weltpresenting the original surface of a rounded side edge and apart i of the under face of the blank.

4; A beaded welt comprisinga blank having an integral bead extendinglongitudinally between its side edges on its upper face and presentingthe original surface of the top face of the blank at one side of saidbead and over the top thereof, the surface of the remainder of said headand the'upper adjacent face of said welt presenting the original surfaceof a rounded side edge and between said groove and said rounded edge.

.5. A beaded welt comprising ablank having j an integralbead extendinglongitudinally between its side edges'on its upper face and presentingthe original surface of the top face of the blankatfonelside of'said-be'adand over the top thereof, thesurface of the remainder of said7. .bead'and the upper adj acent face of said welt presenting theoriginalsurface of a rounded side edge and a part of the under face ofthe blank, said welting having a stitch receiving groove on its lowerface substantially opposite to said bead and a bevel between said grooveand said rounded 5 edge and thinned from said'stitchi' receiving grooveoutwardly, y

6. A beaded leather welt comprising a blank having a bead extendinglongitudinally between its side edges on its upper face and presentingthe grain surface of the leather atthe outer side of the bead and overthe top thereof, the outer surface of the remainder of said bead and theupper adjacent face presenting the cut surface from the grain totheflesh face and a portion of the 5 original flesh face of the blank, saidwelt having a stitch receiving groove on its lower flesh facesubstantially opposite to said bead.

'7. The method of making a beaded welting which comprises partlysevering a layer from the g5 bead, the edge portion of said layeroverlying the top face of said strip exposed by the cutting of saidlayer and terminating at a position with its top face merging with theedge face f the blank exposed by the cutting of saidlayer therefrom, andcementing the layer thus formed and folded against the top face of saidstrip.

8. The method of making a beaded'welting, which comprises partlysevering a layer from the lower face of a blank strip outwardly towardone 5 edge, about said edgeand back from said edge substantially to thedesired outer face portion of the bead, and then folding said layer backon itself and abouta filler strip on the upper face 1 of said strip toform the bead, the edge portion of 40 posedby the cutting of said layerand terminating at a position with its top face mergingwith the edgeface of the blank exposed by the cutting of said layer therefrom,andcementing the layer .thus formed and folded against the top f'ac'eofsaid strip. I

9. A beaded welt comprising a blank having an integral bead extendinglongitudinally between its side edges on its upper face and presentingthe original surface of the top fac'eof the blank at oneside of saidbead and over the top thereof, the surface of the remainder of said beadand the upper adjacent face of said welt presenting the original surfaceof a side edge and a partof the under face of the blank; I q

10. A beaded welt comprising a blank having an integral beadextendinglongitudinally between its side edges on its upper face andpresenting the original surface of the top face of the blank at one sideof said bead and over the top thereof, the surface of the remainder ofsaid bead and the upper adjacent face of said welt presenting theoriginal surface of the side edge and a part of the under face of theblank,'said welting having a stitch receiving groove on its lower facesubstantially opposite to said bead and a bevel between said groove andsaid edge and thinned from said stitch receiving groove outwardly.

his

WARREN B. X W'HITE.-

mark Witnesses to his mark:

JAMES T. KIRBY, ELIZABETH A. BARRY.

said layer overlying the top face of saidlstrip -ex-

